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A plea for Sam Carchidi to become a better hockey writer
We don't make it our business to routinely rip on other writers. After all, we're not perfect. We make mistakes, and we understand when others who write about this team make them too. But we also understand that in running this site, part of our role is to hold people accountable for how they do...
The Ottawa Sun: Desperately seeking integrity
I'm going to take a page out of the 6th Sens playbook and take a look at this Ottawa Sun article ("Spezza needs to go: Fans"), paragraph by paragraph. Because this isn't news. This isn't a story. Asking a few people you see in a bar what they think of the Jason Spezza situation isn't enough to...
"The Persecution of Excellence": Why sensationalistic journalism is bad for women's basketball
After having to withstand months of chatter about whether UConn is "bad for women's basketball", their victory parade and rally at the state capitol in Hartford seemed to prompt an opportunity to reflect on the actual significance of their 78 game winning streak. Geno Savoring This One, But Can't...
New York Media Distorts Carcillo Comments, Misleads Ranger Fanbase
When there's a controversial event in the midst of a hockey game, it's common for teams, fans and media to back in to their home quarters and analyze the event through a parochial lens. If Claude Giroux scores a highlight reel goal by turning two opponents inside out with slick moves on his way to...
I Propose a Nickname Contest for Patrick Reusse
For awhile I decided not to link to his spiteful columns about the University of Minnesota. No more. I'm going to link to all of his drivel and point to areas where he strategically omitted facts, or ignored them altogether. Here's his latest attack-fest on the University and Joel Maturi where he...
Mets Miss Out On Manny Rodriguez, 2009 Postseason Dreams Dashed
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! All these years I've dreamed of the day when Manny Rodriguez would finally wear Mets pinstripes and/or a silly black jersey. Now, per MSNBC, that day may never come. Today we mourn.
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